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Though seldom discussed by public or press, Air America - a civilian airline owned and run by the Central Intelligence Agency, but formally abandoned in the late 1970s - qualified as one of the most powerful and versatile resources employed in the U.S.'s attempts to gather covert international intelligence. This documentary travels inside of Air America, not only dispelling the ambiguity and obscurity surrounding this resource, but charting its decades-long and complex global history - from the clandestine war in Laos to espionage missions flown over China. The program also discusses Air America's longstanding status as a tool central to U.S. foreign policy in Southeast Asia.